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News Wrap: Hawaii governor surveys Maui fire damage, warns death toll will grow from 2023-08-13T17:45:59
In our news wrap Sunday, the Maui wildfire is now the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century as search efforts continue and the death toll keeps rising, at least 21 people died in a mudslide ...
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Can 3D printing become a solution for the housing shortage? from 2022-02-23T18:35:50
It's often said that there's no place like home. But what if that home was built with a 3D printer? Only a handful of people in the U.S. currently live in these types of houses, but some believe th...
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What the Sandy Hook settlement with a major gun manufacturer might mean for gun control from 2022-02-15T18:45:03
The families of nine victims in the Sandy Hook School shooting agreed to settle with gun-maker Remington for $73 million. The company made the Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle used to kill 20 first-gra...
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Western states face a bleak future amid the worst drought in more than 1,000 years from 2022-02-15T18:30:07
The so-called megadrought that is afflicting the American West is the worst in 1,200 years, according to a study published this week. It has dried up water supplies, threatened ranchers and fueled ...
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Scientists discover shockingly high rates of COVID infections among white-tailed deer from 2022-02-02T18:30:27
Scientists have recently discovered what they are calling a silent outbreak of coronavirus among white-tailed deer. William Brangham reports about how one of the most ubiquitous species in North Am...
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Omicron cases are falling - but the caseload remains dangerously high from 2022-01-29T17:50:34
The Omicron-fueled surge is slowing down in many parts of the U.S., but is still setting records nationally and internationally. While new cases in Russia broke records, many cities around the worl...
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How the U.S. could address confusing, shifting COVID-19 health directives from 2022-01-23T16:31:33
Two years since the first lockdown in China, there have been great strides to combat COVID-19, but confusion and questions remain. From vaccinations to testing, to masking and how many days to isol...
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COVID-19 latest: Omicron variant, herd immunity, worldwide vaccine access from 2022-01-22T17:19:30
In order to expand testing access and help stop the spread of the omicron variant, the Biden administration announced this week that it would begin distributing millions of COVID-19 tests and masks...
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Why are U.S. airlines concerned about 5G? from 2022-01-19T18:25:59
Verizon and AT&T are forging ahead with their plan to switch to new high speed 5G service nationwide -- but with an important exception near U.S. airports and runways. Those exceptions were made Tu...
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Omicron spreads as free home tests are set to roll out from 2022-01-15T17:14:28
Starting Saturday, private insurers are required to cover the cost of up to eight at-home testing kits, while those without insurance can get a free kit from the federal government. Meanwhile, COVI...
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Kenya's worst drought in decades creates humanitarian crisis from 2022-01-14T18:30:22
The worst drought in decades is gripping eastern Africa -- parching landscapes, killing livestock and creating a humanitarian crisis. Driven by climate change, it's also leading to civil strife, as...
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NASA's new Webb space telescope opens its golden 'eye' from 2022-01-08T17:22:31
The world's most powerful telescope unfurled its final mirror today as it sped away to its final destination one million miles from earth. NASA completed the final step of the Webb telescope's diff...
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Benton Harbor, Michigan, volunteers step up to deliver bottled water amid crisis from 2022-01-01T17:15:26
Like Flint before it, Benton Harbor, Michigan, is in the midst of a water crisis. The water flowing through the city's pipes and into homes is not safe to consume because of the risk of lead exposu...
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NASA's James Webb telescope poised to launch new golden age of astronomy from 2021-12-24T18:40:19
While kids across the U.S. will wake up tomorrow looking for gifts under the tree, NASA is hoping to celebrate with its own Christmas present a little higher up. The launch of their James Webb Spac...
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Guster, My Morning Jacket, other musicians unite to make concert tours more sustainable from 2021-12-18T16:58:54
From gas-guzzling tour buses to concession stands loaded with single-use plastic water bottles, concert tours aren't exactly easy on the environment. But now, a movement to make touring more climat...
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The link between climate change and tornadoes is unclear. Here's what we know so far from 2021-12-14T18:35:41
In the aftermath of last Friday's deadly tornado outbreak, federal emergency officials say they are bracing for more severe and more frequent weather disasters, raising questions about whether ther...
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Unrelenting drought leaves millions who rely on Colorado River facing an uncertain future from 2021-11-26T18:40:39
The Colorado River is a critical resource for the western U.S. But a megadrought, one significantly exacerbated by climate change, is jeopardizing the river's future and threatening to upend how it...
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Can asteroids be veered away from Earth? New NASA spacecraft aims to find out from 2021-11-24T18:40:40
NASA has launched a satellite into orbit on a mission to smash itself into an asteroid, in a test to see whether it is possible to knock a speeding space rock off course -- if one were on a collisi...
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In California, an effort to protect frontline communities from environmental health risks from 2021-11-20T17:09:27
More than seven million Californians live within a mile of an oil or gas well, which studies show can create silent health hazards. Now, there are efforts to put more distance between people and po...
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Barely a cloud in the sky and Portland, Maine, is flooding from 2021-11-14T17:36:25
The Gulf of Maine is one of the fastest-warming bodies of saltwater on the planet. In Portland, Maine, sea levels are expected to rise 10 to 17 inches by 2030 from the levels in 2000. Christopher B...
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Climate summit ends with a divide remaining between rich and poor nations from 2021-11-14T12:52:54
The United Nations Climate Summit or COP26 in Scotland ended with a final agreement coming after an extra day of debate. Sticking points included fossil fuel subsidies and climate finance. Developi...
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The off-season sights and sounds of Acadia National Park from 2021-11-13T16:58:45
For a year, Rich MacDonald cataloged every bird he saw in his home county of Hancock, Maine, which includes the famous Acadia National Park. His so-called 'big year' is cataloged in his book, "Litt...
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The off-season sights and sounds of Acadia National Park from 2021-11-13T16:58:45
For a year, Rich MacDonald cataloged every bird he saw in his home county of Hancock, Maine, which includes the famous Acadia National Park. His so-called 'big year' is cataloged in his book, "Litt...
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Colorado hospitals overwhelmed by young, 'dramatically ill' unvaccinated COVID patients from 2021-11-10T18:45:01
Nationwide hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 have been on the rise again. The numbers are rising in the Midwest and New England, and remain dangerously high in parts of the West. Some state...
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